La Salle Green Hills

Weightlifting

Josh Quin (Year 10) came 2nd in the under 16 & 4th in the Under 18 105-kilogram category; Callum Barry-Murphy (Year 11) came 2nd in the Under 16 & 5th in the Under 18 77-kilogram category; Simon Francazio (Year 11) came 3rd in the Under 18 94-kilogram category; and Matthew Peterson (Year 12) came 1st in the Under 18 56-kiloStanding: Mr K. Stokes, A. Sly, N. Phillips, L.Cook, L. Henriques-Gomes, S. McConnell. gram category.Seated: C. Haley, S. Harrington, M. Peterson, M. Bruce, T. Flatley While in Sydney, Matthew Peterson De La Salle Weightlifting has once again had another was named Under 18 Captain for Victoria and Josh great year in weightlifting, led by our senior boys Quin was named the Under 16 Captain. These boys Matthew Peterson (Captain), Simon Francazio and represented De La Salle and their State with pride, Stephen McConnell and my Junior Captain, Luke collecting the Team trophies, 1st in Under 18 & 1st in Henriques Gomes. Under 16. De La Salle has produced two teams this year, with Three boys represented the College and Victoria at both the A and the B teams coming 1st and 2nd in the Senior Nationals in Brisbane in August. the School League. Matthew Peterson (Year 12) came 2nd in the Under Eight boys from the De La Salle team represented 20 & Open Age group 56 kilogram category; Stephen Victoria at the Under 16 & Under 18 Nationals in McConnell (Year 10) came 3rd in the Under 20 62 Sydney, in April. Kilogram Category; and Simon Francazio (Year 11) James Neilson (Year 8) came 3rd in the Under came 5th in the Under 20 105 Kilogram Category. 16 62 kilogram category; Luke The Sport and Rec Cup in August Henriques-Gomes (Year 9) came saw De La Salle winning by 6 1st in the Under 16 & Under 18 points ahead of Leonagatha 51-kilogram category; Lachlan College. There was some outCook (Year 9) came 3rd in the standing lifting from all of the Under 16 69-kilogram category; boys, especially Nathan Phillips Stephen McConnell (Year 10) and Charlie Haley. Persistent came 1st in the under 16 & 3rd in training paid off with some Under 18 69-kilogram category; impressive lifts. The School Boys Championships saw all of our lifters perform very well. Taylor Flately, Nathan Phillips and Steve McConnell lifted personal bests. Luke Henriques-Gomes broke De La Salle records. It was a great competition. On a personal note, my final school league to come out with 6 out of 6 lifts and personal bests. I hope that theYear 7’s and 8’s can keep their weightlifting going and train hard for next year so De La can go for three clean sweeps. I would like to send a special thank you to coach Anthony Dove, who made the effort of coming down each week to train the boys. Anthony has been a great role model for all the boys. We hope all the lifters keep on with their weightlifting in 2008. Special thanks are also extended to Mr Stokes and Mr Hale for their help and support in assisting in the organization of the lifters in competitions and training camps. A thank you is also extended to De La Salle for their continual support of the weightlifting team. On a personal note I would like to say thank you for the great times I had representing the College. I will be helping Anthony Dove in 2008 as coach of De La Salle Weightlifting team. Matthew Peterson (Captain)

At the end of Term 2 a group of 26 senior footballers and four staff embarked on the inaugural Perth Football Tour. The aim of the trip was to combine the boy’s love of football with some valuable on and off field experiences. Firstly, we challenged the boys by placing them with host families from La Salle College in Perth. Many boys were somewhat stressed by the fact that they would be living in the homes of people with whom they had not met. Their fears were allayed quickly with all the boys reporting that the billeting process was a highlight. They made new friends and many hosts have indicated they are coming to Melbourne to visit their new Victorian friends. Secondly, we incorporated the valuable experience of mixing with and playing football against indigenous boys involved in the Clontarf Football Academy. A combined training session was held, followed by a game under lights at Fremantle Oval the following day. Our students were in awe of the speed and agility displayed by the boys from Clontarf but played brilliant football to win the contest on a somewhat wet evening. The final score was DLS 8.15 – 63 vs Clontarf College 4.5 – 29. Xavier Gotch from Year 11 was named man of the match and was well supported by all his team mates in a great effort from all our players. Our trip to Perth also included a visit to the ‘inner sanctum’ of the 2006 Premiers, the West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles Player Welfare Manager Ian Miller treated our boys to a rare insight of life behind the scenes at an AFL Club. His forthright manner and honest answers to our questions were greatly appreciated by our students. After a round of Supa Golf (a fun version of golf designed surely for the weekend hacker) we rounded off our trip with a game of football against our hosts La Salle College. The Br Eric Piggott Trophy was up for grabs. Br Eric was a former Principal of La Salle College and former staff member here at De La Salle. Perth experienced its wettest conditions in years leading up to this contest and we played in conditions reminiscent of Moorabbin Oval in the early 80’s. Our boys excelled in the conditions and were comfortable winners on the night.

We look forward to building on this experience in the future and for the senior football trip to become an annual event in the colleges sporting calendar.